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Now for the good stuff. Eon gets outshined by the guests on that song, in this case Mos Def, and Mad Skillz. After about 4 of 5 spins I began to see the flaws in this album. Other artists that shine are R.A.
For example: On The High And Mighty's "B-Boy Document 99", Mr. When I first heard this album here, I thought it was a tight compliation and gave this a 5 star rating (10 out of 10)(My older review will remain on the reissue of this album). Other artists do bring their A game though. There are many other dope tracks that I recommend that you should check out. Diamond D on the song "When It Pours, It Rains" doesn't come off as strong as I heard him on his solo albums.
The most rememberable song is the Eminem "Any Man". If you like compilation albums, then this one is perfect for you.Lyrics: A-Production: AGuest Appearances: A-Overall: A-My favorite songs: Any Man, WW III, Stanley Kubrick, Crosstown Beef, Chaos, Soundbombing, Patriotism, 1999, Every Rhyme I WriteChandler (The Infamous) and I'm out. First a lot of the members don't bring their A game behind the mic. The Rugged Man on the song "Stanley Kubrick", Dilated Peoples on the song "Soundbombing", as well as the hit single on this comp, "1-9-9-9" by Common and Sadat X, just to name a few. Also I like the beat on that song, but unfortunately is short.
The thing that makes me angry is that Jon Doe produced the track, and there is a rare 12" version where he rhymes making it a full length song, instead of some minute and something short track.Okay, enough griping. Other artists that appear on this are Medina Green, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Pharohe Monch, Company Flow, Sir Menelik, Grand Puba, and more. Peace.
This album is simply flawless in my humble opinion. There isn't really a whole lot that I can add to the other eviews. Point blank. Tight beats, dope rhymes, and two top notch DJs [J-Rocc & Babu aka The Bumrush Brothers] scratching and blending every song in an outstanding fashion.As far as negative aspects, there are none. It simply doesn't get better than this. Period.
Soundbombing II is truly a once in a lifetime experience. Soundbombing is classic material. Without being too dramatic, I'd have to say that albums like these are simply impossible to recreate (which is why Soundbombing III pales in comparison). If you're relatively new to rap music and you want to hear what some of your favorites sounded like before they started to slip (like Eminem, Dilated Peoples, High & Mighty, etc.)., then get this album. This album is the perfect embodiment of what Rawkus stood for at its peak. Man, I really miss the old Rawkus days.Like I said man, this album is the perfect representation of what Rawkus in its prime stood for.
If you consider yourself a fan of "real" hip hop, then quit reading this review and click the "buy" button A.S.A.P.Standout Tracks: On Mission, Patriotism, 1-9-9-9, Any Man [My Favorite], Stanley Kubrick, Chaos, Crosstown Beef, B-Boy Document, and Every Time I Write
If you want a mix CD, this is the first one you should buy. Really great CD, alot of good artists on it. Every song is hot, not one track should be skipped. Little bit of comedy as well. This was when Rawkus was in its prime. Even the Eminem song is hot. It's a 5 star album so pick it up.
If you claim you underground (I mean, below the subway underground), cop this. The highlight tracks are the trancendent "1-9-9-9" with Common and Sadat X, July 4th celebration "Next Universe" with Mos Def, a mystic track "Chaos" with Reflection Eternal and Bahamadia, the caper "Crosstown Beef" with Mos' crew Medina Green, the short but gutter "Brooklyn Hard Rock" with Thirstin Howl III, and last but not least, the banger "Every Rhyme I Write" feat Smif-N-Wessun (aka Cocca Brovaz) and Shabaam Sadeeq.
Before rap became permanently commercial, "Soundbombing vol. 2" was released at the highest point of the rap revivalist movement.
Once again, another fine mixtape courtesy of the late Rawkus Records (late because Kweli's the only artist still on). For the whole spin, this album is rough and rugged (giving you various images of stories and neighborhoods from New York to LA); beats are dusty to the break and the rhymes are top notch.
DJ's J-Rocc and Babu aka the Bumrush Brothers seamlessly blend various 12" releases like they was born with it, also including the clever idea of putting an instrumental (featuring underground legends giving shout-outs) before the actual song, and scratch the mess out of it with other samples. Like any mixtape for the streets, there are no sweet tracks on this album.
Further guest appearances are Grand Puba, Sir Menelik, Pharaohe Monch, Eminem, Skilz, Dialated Peoples, Tash, The High and Mighty, and Company Flow. If you love hip-hop in its purest form, COP THIS.
They have the World Famous Beat Junkies on the Ones and two's doing a great job, man it felt as if you were listening to a mix show with great underground hip hop. Man, the beat on When It Pours It Rains was just nice, but Diamond, quotes "The ice on my wrist makes the honey's eye's squint." Or " I want boats and planes, Ice ropes and chains" type of lines was just weird for a pioneer in hip hop to say. I wish they used that version because John Doe's verse was tight and definitely drowned out some of the wack lines Diamond put in. This same song is in Roc Raida's Crossfadaz cd, titled MC 2 which has the same verses as Soundbombing's but has John Doe trading the mic with Diamond in the Crossfadaz version. It was nice to see Pharoahe Monch on the mic on Mayor and WW III. Having Eminem spit fire on Any Man over a dope beat was just sick, which was nice to see Slim Shady from his underground days before he put out the wack My Name is.
Man, B-Boy document was just plain hot. A line up of Mos Def, Mad Skillz (or now known just as Skillz) team up with High and Mighty was nice. Man, if there was any kind of compilation album to get, this is it. Beats are just plain nice, so it goes well with the Soundbombing title. The only complaint I had was Diamond D. I guess his buddy and partner Fat Joe from Diggin in the Crates is getting to him. All the lyrics are top notched, minus Ra and Diamond, but they are good mc's so I'm glad they are on this.
I loved the Reflection Eternal songs, but since when did Reflection Eternal not come out with good songs. Now the line up, great, if not better than the first ( which the first had an allstar lineup). RA kind of turned me off with "We smackin B**ches by the hundreds." in Stanley Kubrick, but hey, that beat was just sick. Shabaam tore it up on Every Rhyme I Write and WWIII. Common and Sadat X came correct on the mic on 1999. Those were the only complaints with a strong album that ranges from artists like Eminem to Medina Green to Cocoa B's to the Mighty Mos. This is a classic, so anybody that's a real hip hop fan, you need to have this.
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